Grade 8 Quiz GRADE 8 SAMPLE QUESTIONS Please attempt all the questions to view your score. The lawyer offered a ________ argument to prove his client's innocence. Plausable Plausible Plousible Plauseble Choose the correct spelling for a state of perfect happiness: Beatitude Beattitude Beatitide Beattitide Identify the correct spelling for a light, umbrella-shaped structure: Parasoll Parasol Parassol Perrasol Which word rhymes with 'Queue'? Though View Sew Doe Identify the correctly spelled word meaning 'unpredictable': Capricious Capritious Caprecious Cappricious Which word rhymes with 'Choir'? Hair Fire Door Near Synonym of 'Exacerbate': Alleviate Worsen Improve Ignore Antonym of 'Ephemeral': Fleeting Permanent Short Temporary Gender Change: What is the female of 'Stallion'? Doe Mare Ewe Filly Synonym of 'Loquacious': Silent Talkative Shy Angry Antonym of 'Altruistic': Selfless Generous Selfish Kind Gender Change: What is the male of 'Czarina'? Czar King Duke Prince Synonym of 'Meticulous': Careful Sloppy Fast Lazy Antonym of 'Obscure': Clear Hidden Vague Dark Prefix for 'Conception' to mean 'wrong understanding': In- Mis- Dis- Un- Which suffix makes 'Magnanimous' an adverb? -ness -ly -ity -ment Identify the compound word: Nevertheless Intricate Beautiful Flourish Prefix for 'Morphosis' to mean 'change': Trans- Meta- Pro- Anti- Identify the correct compound word: High-frequency Highfrequency High frequency High-frequensy Suffix for 'Lethargy' to make it an adjective: -ous -ic -ness -ment Which is a compound word? Understatement Statement Stated States Prefix for 'Logue' to mean 'a speech by one person': Mono- Dia- Pro- Epi- Suffix for 'Eloquent' to make it a noun: -ness -ce -ly -ment Identify the compound word: Breakthrough Breaking Through Broken Rearrange: I Q U I L O Q U Y Soliloquy Rearrange: S U P E R F L U O U S Superfluous Rearrange: P H I L A N T H R O P Y Philanthropy Select the correct spelling for the image : Centrifuge Centrefuge Centrifuje Centryfuge Select the correct spelling for the image : Stethoscope Stethascope Stithoscope Stethascope Select the correct spelling for the image : Abacus Abaccus Abacusse Abecus Find the extra letter in: ACCOMMMODATE M Identify the missing letters: C _ N S C _ _ N T _ O U S O, I, E, I O, I, E, O A, I, E, I U, I, E, I Which word is misspelled? Questionnaire Occurred Pharoah Liaison Find the extra letter in: MILLENNIUMM M Identify the missing letters: P R _ _ I L _ _ E I, V, I, G I, V, E, G E, V, I, G I, V, E, D Which word is misspelled? Maintenance Discipline Hierarchy Libary Find the extra letter in: JEWELLERRRY R Identify the missing letters: A _ _ _ _ R E N C E B, H, O, R B, O, R, R P, P, E, A U, R, R, E Which word is misspelled? Connoisseur Maneuver Handkercheif Onomatopoeia Identify the missing letters: N _ _ _ S S A _ Y E, C, E, R E, C, I, R I, C, E, R E, S, E, R What is the Greek root for 'Light'? Photo- Bio- Geo- Theo- Choose the correct phonetic transcription for 'Subtle': /ˈsʌt.l̩/ /ˈsʌb.təl/ /ˈsuːt.l̩/ /ˈsʌb.l̩/ The Latin root 'Bell' in 'Belligerent' means: Beautiful War Ring Sound The word 'Renaissance' originates from which language? German Latin French Spanish Is this proverb correct? 'A rolling stone gathers no moss.' Correct Incorrect What does 'Burn the bridge' mean? To set a fire To cut off any path of return Complete: 'The squeaky wheel gets the _________.' Oil Water Noise Fix Is this idiom correct? 'Kill two birds with one stone.' Correct Incorrect 'Elephant in the room' refers to: A big pet An obvious problem no one wants to discuss Complete the proverb: 'Brevity is the soul of _________.' Wit Life Speech Truth 'Barking up the wrong tree' means: Shouting at nature Following the wrong course of action Is this proverb correct? 'Actions speak louder than voices.' Correct Incorrect (should be 'words') Correct spelling for the study of the structure of the body: Anatamy Anatomy Anetomy Annatomy The process by which liquid turns into gas: Evaporation Evapporation Evaporasion Evaporration Correct spelling for a historical government of the people: Democrasy Democracy Democrasie Damocracy The science of naming and classifying organisms: Taxonomy Taxonnomy Taxonamy Taxonemy Correct spelling for a system of millions of stars: Gallexy Galaxy Galaxi Galaxxy A professional who treats mental illness: Psychiatrist Psichiatrist Psychiatrest Psychaitrist Which is the correct spelling for a huge ocean wave? Sunami Tsunami Tsunammi Tsonami Correct spelling for the study of ancient human remains: Archaeology Archeology Archology Both A and B Listen and spell: Ambidextros Ambidextrous Listen and spell: Beatitude Beatittude Listen and spell: Bureaucracy Beureaucracy Listen and spell: Caprecious Capricious Listen and spell: Deleterious Deliterious Listen and spell: Entreprenour Entrepreneur Listen and spell: Exacerbate Exacerbete Listen and spell: Garrulous Garulous Listen and spell: Hypocricy Hypocrisy Listen and spell: Inquisitive Inquicitive Listen and spell: Loquocious Loquacious Listen and spell: Magnanimous Magnanimos Listen and spell: Meticulos Meticulous Listen and spell: Nostalgec Nostalgic Listen and spell: Philanthropy Filanthropy Listen and spell: Quintesence Quintessence Listen and spell: Survillance Surveillance Listen and spell: Therapeutic Therapetic Listen and spell: Vicarious Vicarious Listen and spell: Zealeus Zealous
